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Former professor wins National Medal of Science

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — President Barack Obama recently honored a former University of Florida professor at the White House with the National Medal of Science.
Rudolf Kalman is a former professor of mathematics and engineering and served as director of UF’s Center for Mathematical System Theory.
Established in 1959, the medal recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

Students volunteer at UF’s TV, radio stations following successful open house

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Journalism junior Kathryn Stolarz was one of 300 students who recently participated in the University of Florida broadcast stations’ first open house.
Taking a tour of the stations at UF’s College of Journalism and Communications made Stolarz want to pursue her broadcast-news interest, she said. The following week, Stolarz started volunteering at [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Monday, October 26, 2009.

UF honored for work on athletic fields

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pioneer Athletics recently announced that the University of Florida’s department of Recreational Sports Maintenance staff has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Field of Excellence Award.
Wayne Zurburg, UF maintenance supervisor, and his team will be accepting the award at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the University Village [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, October 23, 2009.